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karen
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Cheesecloth Ghosts
Thanks for these written instructions. Could we also have the video instructions and recipe for liquid starch as mentioned?
Cheers
Karen Hynds
AO, Amaroo Aged care
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Feros Care
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Hi all,
We did this in our facility and it receives so many positive comments. Thanks for the inspiration!
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11 years ago
Matching Shapes
Laimated coloured cards and cut the shapes, drew the shapes on the card and great interaction and stimulations for residents sorting shapes
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Natasha
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Hello all,
Does anyone know of any good Christmas entertainers, or carol singers in Perth, WA.
Thank you!
Natasha
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Debby
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
I am looking for Riddles that reference to "Fire Prevention" Anyone have any ideas?
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cheryl
Recreational Programmer
Recreational Programmer
Armchair travel with Google Maps
Fantastic idea! looking forward to trying this with our folks!
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Coral
Recreation
Recreation
can anyone tell me or give me an e.g. care plan for pets (budgies)
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
We do Chair exercises twice a week in our Low Care area of a larger nursing home. On Mondays we have a fabulous volunteer and on Wednesday I basically copy her exercises and add lots of ballgames for...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Match Songs with Artists: 1970s
excellent activity, just a little too recent. Could i have one a couple more generations before? :)
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Match Songs with Artists: 1970s
Yike - Even i know these!
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Deepa
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Fun Riddle 24
I have used this activity with patients on a inpatient rehab ward and they loved it. Managed to get patients interacting and working as a group to figure out the answers. Thanks so much.
I also use...
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Alice
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Does anyone know of any really good entertainers for aged care in Perth? Would like someone enthusiastic that will get the residents up and dancing as it is for a Halloween Happy Hour event.
Thanks
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Robyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Match Songs with Artists: 1970s
great idea,, but little too modern for some of my residents who are in 80's and 90's. Will do another version of older songs, Robyn
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Michelle
Lifestyle + Leisure Coordinator
Lifestyle + Leisure Coordinator
Understanding Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia
There is also dementia caused by - huntington's disease, Korsikoff's (check spelling) or acquired dementia such as brain damage... which some toxins can cause.
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Benefits of Intergenerational Activities: Program Planning & Activity Ideas
Our intergenerational programs, reflect the goals children are working on in the classroom. We often piggyback songs to relate to the theme of the intergenerational session.
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Fidelma
activity co ordinator
activity co ordinator
Hi everyone , i am getting a post as a activity co ordinator have been doing activities for the last 20 years but as a multitask attendant ,doing other duties like running a daycentre also but they ha...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Benefits of Intergenerational Activities: Program Planning & Activity Ideas
Hi Veronica, You are quite right, children can bring a lot of joy to elderly people.
The first thing you should do is to submit a written proposal to management about your intentions. They will be a...
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sharon
activities co-ordinater
activities co-ordinater
10 Spiritual Activities for people with Alzheimer's Disease
Thank you, good article Im an activities co-ordinator in a residentul home in the UK and find that music from their era can change the residents mood very quickly from tears to smiles and song.
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Veronica
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Benefits of Intergenerational Activities: Program Planning & Activity Ideas
Where I work is all high care and would love to have kindy, pre schooler and or day care children visit but what is the correct way of doing so legally. I would have to get parents permission I would...
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Nikolaus
Policy Officer
Policy Officer
Brazilian Quiz
I like the idea about the quiz and did it myself. Great that you share this!
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Natasha
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Laminating Leaves
What a fantastic idea!
Will try with our Day Centre Group for our Spring Themed session next week.
Thank you!
Natasha
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Bernadette
lifestyle coordinator
lifestyle coordinator
Understanding Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia
Great information ,thank-you.
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Share your Jokes
The assistant asked the blonde whether she'd like her pizza cut into 6 pieces or 12.
"Six please" she said. "I could never eat 12."
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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
Hi Fellow activity officers,
I have a couple of men who said they are bored & don't want to participate in the everyday activities. Ive offered puzzle books, gardening, painting, cards, chess and man...
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Mardi
Aged care worker
Aged care worker
Things that go Together Quiz
Hello I'm a new student and am working on some unit work to do with this game. I haven't had any experience in the field yet and was wondering if anyone could tell me how this helps a person with dem...
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Anna
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
In regards to the Footy Tipping competition,this year I have one 1st prize winner, three 2nd prize winners and one 3rd prize winner. In past years I have divided the prize in percentages i.e 50%,25%...
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Wendy
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Share your Jokes
Q how do you know when you are drowning in milk?
A when its past your eyes
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allison
Dementia Team Manager (RN)
Dementia Team Manager (RN)
Play Dough Crafts
I use "Soft as cloud dough" with my residents. It has a lovely feeling to it and I also add essential oils especially lavender for relaxation.
Try it:
1 part conditioner
2 parts corn flour/corn sta...
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patricia
aged care nurse
aged care nurse
Recycled Magazine Scrapbooks
Hi I will be definitely doing this with my client. She just loves her cat mindy. Many thanks for the idea. trish
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patricia
aged care nurse
aged care nurse
Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees
Hi How lovely are these. Must do with my clients. trish
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patricia
aged care nurse
aged care nurse
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Hi I am new to this site and I am enjoying it. Another idea would be to use buttons as flowers. I put small buttons on top of bigger ones so they look pretty. Just glue anywhere on the branches. It lo...
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Mary Ann
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets
Margaret, thanks for sharing your beautiful story.
In my facility we have a dog visiting the residents every Monday and I am lucky that the therapy dog Cassey and her handler visit my wing first....
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Jodie
Residential Care
Residential Care
Chick Hatching Program for Seniors
We got ours through Henny Penny Hatchlings. Our residents loved the babies so much I approached my local Social Club to buy us a chicken pen. We ended up with the most beautiful Chicken Pen and kept o...
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Danielle
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Mannequin for different occasions
We use mannequins to celebrate the different events happenig throughout the year. At the moment it is a football theme.
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Darshana
Lifestyle officer
Lifestyle officer
How to host a High Tea Party
can someone please give some ideas with the room decoration ideas for the High tea party.We are about to host one soon .....
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Melanie
RAO
RAO
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Spring has Sprung at Kolora. Residents and staff were enthusiastic in creating a "Spring Tree†collage, to remind us the warmer weather is on it's way. The decorative collage also enabled residents...
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Jar of Sweets Competition
what a great idea...im going to try this at Christmas :-)
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Scented Bath Salts
fabulous ideas...yes I would be interested in the soap one to please??
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
The Men’s Club: Social Activities for Men
I have just started a men's group and for the first one we had a meeting.. I gave each man in the group (5 men) the opportunity to give ideas on what they would like to do xx one suggested a speaker f...
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Bucket Toss Game
ohhh fab idea!!!! Im going to introduce this into my Oct calendar :-)
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John
Deputy Manager
Deputy Manager
Hi
I am a Deputy Manager of a Dementia Care Home and have recently been visited by the local authority. As part of there inspection one of my residents have asked for a male grooming activities. An...
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Kylie
leisure and lifestyle officer
leisure and lifestyle officer
Cup and Saucer Table Decorations
I did this, but we planted succulents in the cups.
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Wendy
Recreation therapist
Recreation therapist
Things that go Together Quiz
This is a great idea as you can also use pictures instead of words for those who can no longer read, but can match images - download a picture from the internet, resize as needed (bigger for those wit...
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Fidelma
activity co ordinator
activity co ordinator
Mannequin for different occasions
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Mannequin for different occasions
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11 years ago
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
Hi Debbie,
Yes, footy tipping is a large part of the AFL culture. I don't follow it myself but I believe it goes something like this:
- Each week, everyone that is part of the competition 'tips'...
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Debbie
recreation director
recreation director
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
THANK YOU Talita...... I'm still confused about the activity. do the residents bet on teams during the season and then have the party & competitions at the end of the season?
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